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MHS Makes Winning Bid for Abigail Adams Letter in Recent Sotheby’s Auction

Published: Friday, 16 April, 2010, 1:29 PM
The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) is delighted to announce its recent acquisition of a letter written by Abigail Adams from Quincy, MA on October 18, 1800, to Dr. Benjamin Rush, responding to criticisms against her husband during the presidential campaign. The letter [...] read more

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New Website Uncovers Passages Written by Jefferson That Have Been Hidden for Centuries

Published: Friday, 9 April, 2010, 4:04 PM
The manuscript of Notes on the State of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson’s only full-length book is now available online at www.masshist.org/thomasjeffersonpapers/notes. Created by the Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS), the website enables visitors to see and interact [...] read more

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Building Closed: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, 21 January 2013

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America's Second Revolution: New England, Old England, & the Civil War
2:00PM Saturday, 19 January 2013

Biography Seminar
Biographers' Round Table: A Conversation with Stacy Schiff
5:30PM Thursday, 24 January 2013

Exhibition
The Real Gettysburg Address
Exhibition Spotlight 2:00PM Friday, 25 January 2013

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